Ensuring that access to information on air quality and health is immediate, reliable and up-to-date in order to enable citizens to adopt appropriate lifestyles and tools. This is the challenge addressed in the MOSAIC Gathering by the Giannino Bassetti Foundation with the support of the Municipality of Milan.
The Gathering is the crucial step of the MOSAIC co-creation methodology. It is the moment when all invited stakeholders come together for the first time. In Gothenburg the challenge selected for the co-creation process was related to sustainable travel and transport. How can we co-develop inclusive mobility that meets personal needs, is affordable, comfortable and reliable?
The next session, ‘MOSAIC Clinic on private sector engagement and collaborations’, will take place on Tuesday 21 February from 10:00 to 11:00 CET. In the one-hour informal peer learning session we will focus on the barriers and drivers to engage companies in co-creation activities and how to foster dialogue with the private sector.
The recent MOSAIC Clinic delved into the crucial topic of engaging companies in co-creation activities. Recognising the significance of involving all stakeholders in the climate transition journey, MOSAIC provided a space for its Community of Practice cities to share their experiences and exchange insights on breaking barriers and fostering dialogue with the private sector.
Citizen engagement plays a vital role in democratic governance, but running effective engagement activities on complex and technical topics can pose unique challenges. Recognising this, the recent MOSAIC Clinic event brought together the MOSAIC Community of Practice to discuss strategies for engaging citizens on such subjects. The event provided a safe space for cities to share their challenges and collectively explore solutions.
The MOSAIC Clinics are a series of online gatherings aimed at addressing challenges you're facing in co-creation and multi-stakeholder engagement aspects of the Mission work you're carrying out, through sharing of experiences and mutual learning. The next session will take place on Tuesday 24 January from 10:00 to 11:00 CET and will focus on ‘Running citizen engagement activities on topics with scientific and technical aspects’.
Following 'good practices' of co-creation should generate value and positive outcomes to all stakeholders gathered in your project regarding the topic addressed. But how to make sure that co-creation has been followed effectively and efficiently throughout the project? To help cities implement and align with the co-creation fundamental principles and evaluate their results, MOSAIC developed easy-to-use evaluation tools.
Mobilising co-creation to achieve a Mission goal is an excellent way for a City to contribute to both sustainability and social inclusion objectives. However, how do participants in co-creation processes know what their impact will be? How can actors who are responsible for delivering these impacts use a co-creation process so that they can stay on the impactful pathway towards their goals?
SHARED GREEN DEAL project is offering local authorities, regional authorities and not-for-profit organisations the opportunity to apply for a €22,000 grant to implement local actions focussing on the behavioural, social and cultural dimensions of the European Green Deal. Deadline for applications is 31 January 2023.
Engaging politicians in citizen engagement activities was the topic of the first MOSAIC Clinic, the new MOSAIC peer learning format targeting city representatives part of the MOSAIC Community of Practice. Securing political buy-in is crucial for creating an inclusive and effective governance framework. Politicians hold decision-making power and can shape policies and initiatives that directly impact citizens' lives. However, securing political buy-in often presents significant challenges.